Corn grain, yellow has 365 kcal per 100 g. Corn products vary widely in calorie density depending on processing. With 7.3 g fiber, fiber provides a caloric discount: roughly 2 kcal/g instead of 4. Weigh your portion for accuracy.
How should I track Corn grain, yellow?
Corn grain, yellow is high in magnesium. The key to tracking Corn grain, yellow is knowing whether you are logging dry or cooked weight. Grains absorb 2–3 times their weight in water during cooking, so 80 g of dry rice becomes about 200 g cooked. Mixing up dry and cooked values can throw your calorie count off by 200–300%. A meta-analysis (Reynolds et al., Lancet 2019) linked higher whole grain intake to reduced mortality — but only accurate tracking captures the real intake. Weigh on a kitchen scale before cooking and use the matching nutrition values.